Bidding War: New Movie From ‘My Old Ass’ Filmmaker Megan Park Ignites Hollywood Interest (Exclusive)

In what feels somewhat like a throwback to another era, an old-fashioned bidding war for a spec script has grabbed Hollywood’s attention. No stars are attached at this stage.

At the center of it all is Megan Park, the well-regarded Canadian filmmaker behind the equally well-regarded coming-of-age comedy My Old Ass.

Warner Bros., Sony, Universal as well as Apple, Amazon and Netflix are said to be among the bidders for Die Alive, which Park wrote and is attached to direct. LuckyChap, the company run by Margot Robbie, Tom Ackerley, and Josey McNamara, is attached to produce.

Described as having tones of Adam Sandler’s Big Daddy and Julia Roberts’ Step Mom, the story centers on a woman finding out that her much older boyfriend has a wife and kids when they unexpectedly show up on her doorstep. Despite a situation that puts the two women at odds with each other,…